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Twilight (Yūgure Dayori)

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"Twilight (Yūgure Dayori)"
Single by Akina Nakamori
from the album Best Akina Memoires
LanguageJapanese
English titleTwilight (Twilight News)
B-side"Drive"
ReleasedJune 1, 1983 (1983-06-01)
Recorded1983
Genre
Length4:44
LabelReprise Records
Composer(s)Takao Kisugi
Lyricist(s)Etsuko Kisugi
Producer(s)Yoshiaki Tanaka
Akina Nakamori singles chronology
"½ no Shinwa"
(1983)
"Twilight (Yūgure Dayori)"
(1983)
"Kinku"
(1983)
Music videos
"Twilight (Yūgure Dayori)" (Live) on YouTube

"Twilight (Yūgure Dayori)" (トワイライト -夕暮れ便り-, Towairaito -Yūgure Dayori-, lit. "Twilight (Twilight News)") is the fifth single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Etsuko Kisugi and Takao Kisugi, the single was released on June 1, 1983, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label. It was also the second single from her first greatest hits album Best Akina Memoires.[1][2]

The single peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 429,600 copies.[3][4]

Track listing

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All music is arranged by Mitsuo Hagita.

Original release
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Twilight (Yūgure Dayori)" (Towairaito -Yūgure Dayori- (トワイライト -夕暮れ便り-, "Twilight (Twilight News)"))Etsuko KisugiTakao Kisugi4:44
2."Drive" (Doraibu (ドライブ))Jun HorieHorie4:43
Total length:9:27
1998 reissue bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
3."Twilight (Yūgure Dayori) (Live Version)" ((トワイライト -夕暮れ便り-(LIVE VERSION)))E. KisugiT. Kisugi 

Charts

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Chart (1983) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[3] 2

Release history

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Year Format(s) Serial number Label(s) Ref.
1983 7inch LP L-1661 Warner Pioneer [5]
1988 8cm CD, CT 10SL-134, 10L5-4044 Warner Pioneer [6]
1998 12cm CD WPC6-8662 Warner Pioneer [7]
2008 Digital download - Warner Pioneer [8]
2014 Digital download - remaster - Warner Pioneer [9]

References

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  1. ^ "中森明菜『トワイライト ~夕暮れ便り~』". Idol.ne.jp. 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  2. ^ "中森明菜/トワイライト". SoundFinder. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  3. ^ a b "トワイライト | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  4. ^ "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  5. ^ "7inchシングル トワイライト-夕暮れ便り- 中森明菜". hmv.co.jp (in Japanese). HMV Japan. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "シングルCD 中森明菜 / トワイライト-夕暮れ便り-(廃盤)". suruga-ya.jp (in Japanese). Surugaya. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  7. ^ "中森明菜 / トワイライト-夕暮れ便り- CD" (in Japanese). WMJ. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  8. ^ "中森明菜 / トワイライト-夕暮れ便り- Digital Purchase-Archived". listen.jp (in Japanese). listen japan. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  9. ^ "トワイライト-夕暮れ便り- (+3) [2014 Remaster]". mora.jp (in Japanese). Mora. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
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